Duplex turbine motor



Nov. 13 1923.

w. E. coNNEss DUPLEX TURBINE MOTOR W. E. CONNESS DUPLEX TURBINE MOTOR Filed yJuly 14.1922 2 sheets-'sheet z IQ. E: :B E

Patented Nov. 13, 1923.

UNlTED S'TES WILLIAM E. CONNESKS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA'.

DUPLEX TURBINE MGTOR.

Application filed July 14, 1822. Serial No. 574,884.

To all whom it may concern.' p

Be it known that l, lVrLLrAM E. CON- Nnss, a citizen of the United lStates, residing at Los ngeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and' useful Improvements in Duplex rlCurbine Motors, of which the following is a specification.

ily invention relates to fluid turbines, and the purpose of my invention is the provision of a turbine which is capable offattaining a perinheral speed equal to the Velocity of the propelling fluid at the point of intake.

lt is also a purpose of my invention to provide a turbine whichwill allow awide range of size, speed and power in its construction and which is admirably adapted to withstand the usage to which such devicesrare ordinarily subjected, at the same time being, extremely simple in construction and economical in use.

Although I will describe only two forms of fluid turbines embodying my invention and point'out the novel features thereof in the claim, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the 'spirit and scope of the appended claim.

ln the drawings,

Figure l isa view showing in vertical longitudinal section one forni fof fluid turbine embodying' my invention;

Figure 2 is alhorizontal longitudinal section of the turbine shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan View of a portion of the periphery,l showing the modified construction of the periphery with one of the wheels embodied in the turbine shown in that figure;- p

Figure d is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3;

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings my invention in its present embodiment comprises 'casingfdivided longitudinally to provide an upper section and a lower section 16, the two sections bei-ng secured together at intervalsfbyA means of companion lips 17 and liolts 18 extending through the lips, The lower section includes a base 18 provided with a fluid discharge port 19, and the upper section 15 is provided with an intake port 20 in which is mounted an inlet 21 connected with a formed to provide circular compartments 23 and 24 disposed in the same vertical plane and communicating with each other at points between the intake and discharge ports 19 and 20.

Nithin the compartments 28 and 24, wheels 25 and 26, respectively, are adapted to operate, and as clearly shown in Figure 2 the wheels are provided with shafts 27 and 28. respectively, which are' journaled'in the walls of the casing` to rotatably sustain the wheels within the compartments. Tie shafts 27 and 28 are preferably formed separately from the wheels andkeyed thereto, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The side walls of the casing are provided with thickened portions 29 which are formed with recesses to receive the ends lof the shafts 27 and 28 and which are recessed to accommodate bearings. These bearings in the present instance comprise lraceways 30 for receiving balls 31, and the bearings are removably secured within the recesses by 'means of plates 32 secured to the sidewalls of the casing` by means of bolts 33, As clearly shown in 1F igurev2, the plates are formedon their inner -faces with-.annular recesses or channels 34 that coincide with the openings between the raceways `30 so as to have direct communication with the balls 31. These channels 34C are' for the purpose of lubrication, oil being introduced into the channels '35 formed in 'thenplatcs' 32.

For the purpose of preventiirg;` the leali:- age 'of the propelling fluid from the casing around the shafts, packing rings 36 are provided adjacent opposite ends -of the shafts' 27 and 28. These packing ringsare seated in annular grooves 37 formed in the thickened portions 29.

.Ars clearly shown in VFigures 1 and 2, the wheels-25 and 26 are provided .at their peripheries withpockets 39 and 40, respectively, these pockets being arranged at regular spaced intervals and each pocket gradually increasing in depth from one end to the other so as 'to providel between any two adjacent pockets a radially disposed blade lll er 42. It is to be particularly noted that the pockets 39 ofthe wheels 25 are reversely arranged with respect to the pockets l() of the wheel 26 so that they will cooperate with each other to successively provide fluid receiving chambers at a point directly in l front ot the intake port ai', tull.' described hereinafter.

It is preferable, although notl necessary, to provide a positive driving connection between the wheels 25 and 26 and to this end the marginal edges of the two wheels are recessed, as indicated at 43 in Figure 4, tor the Lpurpose of receiving ring gears 44. These ring gears are suitably secured to the wheels `and in such manner that the teeth of oneY pair of gears tor one, wheel constantly mesh with the tee-th ot the gears of the other wheel. The power from the two wheels is transmitted to a pointexteriorly of the turbine through the medium of an extension 45 ot the shaft 2,7, such extension projecting through the corresponding wall of the casing as clearly shown in Figure 2.

For the purpose Vot conning the propel.- ling fluid within the pockets of the turbine wheels for a period sutlicient to completely utilize the propelling force ot the fluid, l' provide al detlecting member 46 which. as clearly shown in Figure l, is secured within the casing at a point between the compartments 23 and 24, so as to successively itorin closures for the complementary pockets of the two wheels. rlhis detlecting member is substantially diamond-shaped in cross section,` so as to allow of the proper exhaust ot the fluid from the pockets after the torce ot1 the fluid has been spent in rotating` the wheels. Y

In operation, the propelling tluid, such as steam, water, air or the like, is supplied to as will be more Vthe nozzle 2l from the pipe 22 so that the fluid passes from the intake port 2O into the casing between the peripheries ot the wheels 25 and 26. Upon entering the casing, the propelling iiuid passes intoV the chambers formed by the complementarypockets ot the Vtwo wheels.v thereby impinging upon the Y corresponding blades so as to exert its torce upon the blades in effecting rotation ot the two wheels in opposite directions, as indi-l cated by the arrows in Figure l. During A' rotation ofthe wheel, the propelling fluid is successively admitted to the chambers formed by the pockets so as to successively act upon the blades, the fluid being confined` within the pockets by means ot the detlecting member 46 and thereby completely utilizing the propelling force ot the fluid. After any one pair oit blades has traversed the deflecting member 46, the propelling iuid is liberated from the pockets, thereby exhausting from the casing through the exhaust port 19.

It is to be particularly noted that as the Vwheels 25 and 26 rotate any pair of pockets r39 and 40 disposedadjacent to the intake port 20 provides a relatively'largechamber tor the reception or the propelling` fluid, and asV this pair of pockets moves downwardly the chamber formed by the pockets is gradually reduced in area Vbythe movement 'ot the blades toward each other so that when the pockets reach the plane which coincides with the plane ot the shafts, the chamber is closed its bottom, thereby presenting a substantially solidrwall against which the propelling'V fluid acts. By this operation,

the propelling force or" the fluid is completely consumed, so that it is possible to attain a peripheral Aspeed oic the wheels which is equal to the velocity ot the This obviously pockets of one wheel maintaining proper position with respect to the blades and pockets of the other wheel, so that the successive forming of the chambers between the wheels is at all times insured.

Any number ot blades or pockets may be provided in the peripheries of the two wheels. For example, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, I have provided a wheel with three annularseries ot pockets and blades designated `at 47 and 4S, respectively. The blades and pockets are in the present instance arranged in staggered relation, but it is to beV understood that these elements may be ar-V ranged in any manner desired. It will be clear Vthat by increasing the number` of blades andpockets a material increase in driving torce otthe propelling fluid is effected without a corresponding increase in the diameter' or speed of the turbine.

l claim:

In a fluid turbine, a pair of wheelsV 'dis 7 stantly mesh with the gears of the otherV wheel.

ln testimonywhereot I vhavesigned my name to this specification.

' WILLIAM E; CONNESS.

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